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–noun
a state or condition of violent, destructive frenzy occurring with the rutting season in male elephants, accompanied by the exudation of an oily substance from glands between the eyes and mouth.
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must.
Origin:
1870–75;
< Urdu
mast
< Pers: lit., drunk
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musth also must
(mŭst)
n. An annual period of heightened aggressiveness and sexual activity in male elephants, during which violent frenzies occur.
[Urdu
mast
, from Persian,
drunk
, from Middle Persian.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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